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Baylor has signed three Texas high school standouts to national letters of intent, including one of the nation’s top recruits.

For the first time this millennium, the Baylor soccer team will be competing in the NCAA tournament.

In a massive shakeup, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and school president Graham Spanier were fired Wednesday night by the board of trustees amid the growing furor over how the school handled child sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach.

Kansas State came into the season not expected to be much of anything, and Texas A&M came in with all the hype.

Yet again, a Baylor team was unable to defeat Texas A&M.

In the high-octane Baylor offense, there is one receiver who uses his speed as his primary weapon when battling the opposing defense.

When a football team’s offense lines up inside the 20-yard line, its chances of scoring greatly increase; for the Baylor Bears, however, this aspect of the game has given them problems.

People across the country have had money and jobs snatched away from them within the last week, and there’s nothing they can do about it.

Baylor’s Nov. 26 matchup against the Texas Tech at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Central…

After Baylor’s 42-39 win over Missouri on Saturday, the Bears only need one more win to become bowl eligible for the second straight season, something they have not done since the 1991 and 1992 season.

Baylor volleyball’s offensive power could not overtake the Missouri Tigers as it fell 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-27) Saturday in Columbia, Mo.

After finishing the regular season and the Big 12 Championship with a 14-3-3 record, the Baylor soccer team will host the Texas State Bobcats (14-5-1) at 6 p.m. Saturday at Betty Lou Mays Field in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Baylor’s 42-39 win against Missouri Saturday could have been titled “The Tale of Two Halves.”

Baylor must be having flashbacks to last week’s game against Oklahoma State, as once again missed opportunities and poor red zone play are costing the Bears a potential lead. The score is not nearly as bad, however, but Missouri still leads 14-13.

Baylor Athletics released an architectural rendering of a potential riverfront stadium today.

The Baylor Lady Bears basketball team wrapped up exhibition play against St. Edward’s University, blowing out the Hilltoppers 89-30.

Senior goalkeeper Courtney Seelhorst blocked, swatted down or caught 81.2 percent of the shots taken against the Bears this season.

Baylor football looks to turn its season around against the Missouri Tigers at 6 p.m. Saturday in Floyd Casey Stadium.

Baylor coach Scott Drew couldn’t ask for a better problem. Drew’s backcourt has everything he could ask for: veteran leadership, energy and raw talent.

Next year’s Baylor soccer team will face many tough challenges due to the departure of seven seniors set to graduate in either the spring or winter of 2012. One of the biggest obstacles the team will face is replacing the anchor of what has proven to be a solid defense in the Big 12.

The Bears may not have much bulk on the frontcourt, but they certainly are talented.

No unit for Baylor football has been in flux more than the secondary. Injuries have forced younger players to step up and some to even change positions, bringing chaos to a group that already came into this year with a ton of pressure to improve.

Before the season began, the Sooners-versus-Aggies game looked to be the deciding factor of the Big 12 champion.

Walking around a golf course on a beautiful day, you might hear Taylor Swift overflowing from a pair of headphones.

Senior Diana Nakic is representing Baylor at the biggest collegiate tennis event of the fall, the USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships in Flushing, N.Y.

On the defensive side of the football, the linebackers are the heart and soul of the defense.

It all came down to one kick. Unfortunately for the Bears, the ball soared directly over the out-stretched arms of senior goalkeeper Courtney Seelhorst and the Bears’ run at a Big 12 Championship was over.

The Baylor soccer team will lose one of its smartest players when the season is over.

Women’s golf, ranked 23rd, barely missed winning their third consecutive tournament, placing second Tuesday for their last tournament of the fall season at the Alamo Invitational in San Antonio. Men’s golf, ranked 28th, finished sixth at the fourth annual Royal Oaks Intercollegiate at the Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas.

Women’s tennis freshman Megan Horter walked away with a win in the consolation round on Sunday at the Jack Kramer Club Invitational in Rolling Hills, Calif.